Ludlow's Twin Towns.

April 2012 - A combined presentation to Ludlow Town Council – Policy and Finance

Ludlow Reaching Out

Established Twinning Relationships

Ludlow Reaching Out Dec 2011Report : Chris Crowcroft

• La Ferte Mace, Normandy in 1986.

• S.Pietro in Cariano North Italy in 1989, formalised in 1993.

• Narberth, Pembrokeshire in 2003, formalised in 2005

La Ferté-Macé

Our Objectives• - Sustainable economic activities in industry, agriculture

and crafts undertaken by individuals or through professional associations, and including apprenticeships or traineeships;

• - Exchanges between Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges, covering both academic and vocational training fields;

• - Cultural activities (for example: music, singing, theatre, dance) with a particular emphasis on involving young people;

• - Social exchanges, especially between families and groups;

• - Sporting activities, with the involvement of clubs and societies to encourage exchanges through sport.

The most important thing - people

Our friends from La Ferté-Macé arriving in Ludlow for the 20th anniversary visit in 2008

Boating at Chester during the visit

Cultural and Sporting linksLudlow Choral Society in La Ferté-Macé 2007 La Ferté-Macé winning the Cricket match at

Brampton Bryan in 2008

Schools and young peopleGetting young people involved is high on the agenda.

Links between Schools and Colleges are encouraged and support provided for language learning and training

Civic CommitmentSigning the Declaration of Future Co-operation by the towns’ mayors in 2008

Being received in La Ferté-Macé in 2011

Tokens of Friendship

Ludlow/La Ferté-Macé – an active association

The website www.ludlowtwinningassociation.co.uk provides public information on the activities, encourages new members, posts photos and links to other relevant bodies.

Working with the French

Activities for Ludlow members

S.Pietro in Cariano

Rugby Sporting links

Food Festival 2005 MP with Head of Catering Hereford College

2004 Italian Magnalonga

2005 Italy comes to Ludlow

Italian youngsters visit.

Food festival visits

Food and Friendships

Heritage and Landscapes

Visit to Ludlow School and the 2004 Skillbuilders food club

Narberth - Arberth

Ludlow – Narberth links in 2000

• Ludlow and Narberth Links started in early 2000 with the food festivals sharing best practice.

• Dechreuodd cysylltiad rhwng ac Arberth yn gynnar yn 2000 trwy’r Gwyliau’r Bwyd.

In 2005 at Ludlow food festival and a civic event at Narberth castle, the twinning documents were publicly

signed.Yn 2005 arwyddwyd dogfennau’r gyfeilliad yn ystod y Gwyl

Fwyd yn Llwydio ac mewn amser dinesig yn Arberth.

Narberth and LudlowArberth ac Llwydlo

• Roedd 12 mlynedd ogysylltiadau achlysurol rhwng unigolion a chymdeithasau. Dyma rhai enghreifftiau.

• 12 years of informal links between individuals and organisations: to follow are a few examples

Groups and Individuals just doing it

Supported by Civic Pride

Civic links

Celebrating Traditions and Heritage

Encouraging Tourism

Cross UK working, as part of a EU reciprocal next generation skills

vision for Ludlow

Next Steps: following on from the “Ludlow Reaching Out Report” to Ludlow Town Council by the three twinning groups of

December 2011